Open AccessIranian EFL Learners’ Writing Problems: A Move towards Solution
Author(s) -
Maryam Sharafi Nejad,
Shohreh Raftari,
Shaik Abdul Malik Mohamed Ismail,
Lin Siew Eng
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of studies in education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2162-6952
DOI - 10.5296/jse.v6i4.10203
Subject(s) - feeling , declaration , conversation , foreign language , context (archaeology) , reading (process) , focus (optics) , english as a foreign language , computer science , work (physics) , linguistics , mathematics education , psychology , pedagogy , engineering , social psychology , communication , philosophy , physics , optics , programming language , mechanical engineering , paleontology , biology
Writing connotes the declaration or expression of thoughts, feelings, plans and wishes in a composed form that demands skills and expertise as opposed to knowledge. Skillful writing calls for diligent work, perusing or reading, composing through reaching inferences from perusing materials and long period of practice. This study seeks to investigate the problems and identify the practical needs of writing skill in English as Foreign Language (EFL) context with special focus on Iranian citizens studying in Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). In Iran, learning English language appears cumbersome for learners because it is handled as a foreign language. Hence, the leaners are confronted with plethora of problems in writing the language because it is not utilized in real life conversation or situation. In order to achieve its objectives, the study administered questionnaires to the respondents to elicit information on the difficulties confronting them while learning English as Foreign Language and their pragmatic needs.